Entities

Founder of the Internet Archive with mission of 'universal access to all knowledge.' Previously co-founded WAIS and Alexa Internet. Serves on EFF board. Internet Hall of Fame inductee. Leading advocate for digital preservation and library rights.

Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. Banned workplace political discussions in 2020. Net worth ~$11B. Removed from Giving Pledge in 2024.

Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Notably did not attend Trump's 2025 inauguration, citing that Airbnb's regulations are primarily at city and state level rather than federal.

Global semiconductor and infrastructure software company. Acquired VMware in 2023. One of the largest chipmakers by market cap.

British multinational telecommunications company. Formerly British Telecom. One of the UK's largest employers with ~130,000 staff. Provides broadband, mobile, and IT services.

Founder and former CEO of BYJU'S. Ousted by investors in 2024 amid governance failures. Subject of Enforcement Directorate lookout circular. $533 million in loan proceeds allegedly went missing under his leadership.

Indian edtech company that was once valued at $22 billion before collapsing amid fraud allegations, missing funds, and bankruptcy proceedings. Founded by Byju Raveendran.

Chinese technology company and parent of TikTok. Operates global short-form video and social media platforms.

Chairman and CEO of TSMC since 2018. Ph.D. from Yale in Electrical Engineering. Oversaw TSMC's $100B+ US investment and expansion into Arizona. Named to Time's 100 most influential people in AI (2024).

Secretive land acquisition venture (operating as Flannery Associates) that purchased $900M+ of farmland in Solano County, California to build a new city. Backed by Silicon Valley investors including Patrick Collison, Reid Hoffman, and Marc Andreessen. Sued local farmers who refused to sell.

Israeli spyware company (also known as Saito Tech) that developed DevilsTongue surveillance software. Placed on U.S. Entity List in 2021. In 2025, acquired by U.S. firm Integrity Partners for $30M in apparent sanctions evasion.

Australian graphic design platform with 230+ million users. Valued at ~$49 billion. Co-founders have pledged 80% of equity to philanthropy.

Israeli digital intelligence company specializing in mobile device forensic extraction tools (UFED). Used by law enforcement worldwide but criticized for sales to authoritarian regimes and use against journalists and activists.

Telehealth platform for mental health services including ADHD treatment. Received $7M FTC fine for privacy violations and $3.6M DOJ settlement for pressuring providers to overprescribe ADHD stimulants.

Founder and CEO of Social Capital. Former Facebook executive. Known for 'All-In' podcast appearances and SPAC investments. Outspoken on tech and politics.

AI chatbot platform allowing users to create and interact with AI characters. Founded by former Google AI researchers. Faced multiple lawsuits over teen suicides allegedly encouraged by chatbots. Settled with Google in January 2026.

British fintech providing payment processing services. Founded by Guillaume Pousaz. Peak valuation of $40 billion in 2022, dropped to $9 billion by 2023. Underwent major layoffs and executive exodus in 2022-2023.

Creator of LLVM compiler infrastructure, Clang, Swift programming language, and MLIR. Co-founded Modular to build AI infrastructure and the Mojo programming language. Previously at Apple, Tesla (briefly), and Google Brain. Serves on LLVM Foundation board.

CEO of SAP since April 2020. Youngest CEO of a DAX company when appointed. Part of Trump administration's CEO roundtable in 2025.

CEO of Cisco since 2015. Also chairs the Business Roundtable since 2024. Has taken moderate positions on political issues, defending DEI while engaging with Trump administration.

Multinational technology company specializing in networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, and other high-technology services and products.

Facial recognition company that built a database of 60+ billion facial images scraped from the internet without consent. Sells facial recognition search to law enforcement agencies including the FBI, ICE, and 3,100+ US agencies. Subject of multiple international fines and lawsuits over privacy violations.

Web infrastructure and security company providing CDN, DDoS protection, and edge computing services. Known for debates around content moderation responsibilities.

Largest US cryptocurrency exchange. Publicly traded (COIN). Major political donor to pro-crypto candidates and Trump inauguration.

Founder of Pinduoduo, Chinese e-commerce platform. Company had two employee deaths from overwork in early 2021 and fired whistleblower Wang Taixu who exposed extreme working conditions.

UK-based IT services and technology provider. One of the largest IT resellers in Europe, providing technology sourcing, integration, and managed services. Listed on FTSE 250.

American computer peripherals and hardware company. Manufactures memory, storage, power supplies, cooling systems, cases, and gaming peripherals. Also owns Elgato (streaming gear) and Origin PC (custom PCs). Publicly traded on NASDAQ.

Co-founder of Augmental (MIT Media Lab spinoff developing tongue-controlled computer interfaces for people with paralysis). UC Berkeley graduate (CS and Cognitive Science). Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact 2023.

Venture capital firm founded by David Sacks. Invests primarily in enterprise software and crypto/web3 companies.

Text-based crisis intervention service providing free mental health support via SMS. Faced controversy in 2022 for sharing anonymized crisis data with for-profit spinoff Loris.AI without meaningful user consent.

Autonomous vehicle company, formerly developing robotaxi services in San Francisco. Wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors. Ceased robotaxi operations in December 2024 after pedestrian dragging incident and cover-up.

Business information platform providing data on companies, investments, funding, and key decision-makers. Originally part of TechCrunch, spun out as independent company in 2015.

Chinese e-commerce company specializing in books and media. One of China's earliest online retailers. CEO Li Guoqing notably opposed 996 work culture.

Co-founder of Spotify. Stepped down as CEO in September 2025 to become Executive Chairman. Major investor in Helsing, a military AI company.

Co-founder and President of Anthropic. Previously VP of Operations at OpenAI (2018-2021). Left OpenAI alongside her brother Dario Amodei over AI safety concerns.

CEO of Uber since 2017. Former CEO of Expedia. Was a vocal Trump critic in 2017-2018, opposing the travel ban and publicly criticizing Trump, before donating $1M personally to Trump's 2025 inauguration.

Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic. Former VP of Research at OpenAI. Leading voice on AI safety and responsible AI development.

British cybersecurity AI company. Uses machine learning for threat detection. Founded with seed investment from Mike Lynch's Invoke Capital. Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $5.3 billion in October 2024.

Creator of Ruby on Rails web framework and CTO/co-founder of 37signals (Basecamp, HEY). Outspoken public figure on tech antitrust, workplace culture, and open source. Testified before US Congress on Apple App Store monopoly.

Venture capitalist, PayPal Mafia member, Craft Ventures founder. Appointed as White House AI and Crypto Czar by Trump in December 2024. Major Trump donor and fundraiser who hosted $12M fundraiser in June 2024.

AI personal assistant startup founded by Marissa Mayer in 2025. Acquired assets from Sunshine when that company shut down in September 2025. Current venture for Mayer.

British AI research laboratory, subsidiary of Alphabet (Google). Known for AlphaGo, AlphaFold, and Gemini AI models. Founded by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, and Mustafa Suleyman. Acquired by Google in 2014.

British food delivery company. Uses self-employed riders for on-demand food delivery. Founded by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski. Listed on London Stock Exchange in 2021.

German multinational online food delivery service. Operates brands including Foodpanda, Talabat, and Glovo (minority stake). One of the largest food delivery platforms globally.

American multinational computer technology company. Founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.

British AI researcher and entrepreneur. Co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind. Won 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold. UK Government AI Adviser. Co-authored blog post removing Google's AI weapons pledge.

Company behind the Deno JavaScript/TypeScript runtime, founded by Node.js creator Ryan Dahl. Focuses on security-first design with built-in sandboxing and permissions. Leading the legal challenge to free the JavaScript trademark from Oracle.

Communication platform for voice, video, and text, popular with gaming and community groups. Leadership transitioned from founder Jason Citron to Humam Sakhnini in April 2025.

World's largest commercial drone manufacturer. Founded in 2006 by Frank Wang, headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Food delivery platform and logistics company. Largest food delivery company in the United States by market share.